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Monica Caballeros of Connect for Health Colorado talks with KNRV’s Rodolfo Cardenas about the pending open enrollment deadline. Families and individuals who want to be covered by January 1 need to enroll by this Saturday, Dec. 15.

Pinnacol Assurance Safety Consultant Jim McMillen spoke with KMGH Denver 7 News about the increase in on-the-job crashes and fatalities, and how we can incorporate safe driving practices into our jobs. Click here for the video.

The Denver Business Journal‘s Ed Sealover profiled South Metro Denver Chamber Board of Directors Chairman Andrew Graham in November. Graham explained his vision for the South Metro Denver Chamber as a champion of small businesses and positioning the South Metro business … Read More

Monica Caballeros, Outreach Manager for Connect for Health Colorado, talked about the benefits of signing up for healthcare coverage during the ACA open enrollment period with Juan Carlos Gutierrez, news anchor for NoticiasYa Colorado. The deadline to enroll in health insurance and be covered … Read More

Monica Caballeros from Connect for Health Colorado spoke with QueBueno 97.7 & 1280 Denver about signing up for health insurance during the open enrollment period. Sign up now to protect your family’s health and financial future at http://connectforhealthco.com/

South Metro Denver Chamber Chairman Andrew Graham spoke with Kyle Clark from 9NEWS (KUSA). Clark was interested in Graham’s take on reports that Amazon is looking to locate its HQ2 on the East Coast. Graham told Clark he’s pleased with Denver’s very … Read More

#DespiertaColorado hosted Connect for Health Colorado spokesperson Monica Caballeros. Thanks to both for getting the message out that open enrollment to obtain health insurance through the Colorado exchange starts Nov. 1.

The Denver Business Journal featured client South Metro Denver Chamber, and Board Chairman Andrew Graham. “Graham plans to focus his yearlong chairmanship on helping what he considers to be highly overlooked small businesses.” Click here for the full story.

We’re proud to continue our work with Connect for Health Colorado and spread the word to Colorado’s Spanish-speaking community about signing up for benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Connect spokesperson Monica Caballeros handled questions from 1150 AM’s “Hablemos Hoy” host Rodolfo Cardenas … Read More

Laura Thompson, PhD, a counselor at Regis University talks with Denver7 News‘ Nicole Brady about how heavy cannabis use affects students’ academics. Speak Now Colorado reminds parents there are tips to talk with your college-age kids on their website.

Dr. Glenn Most, a partner and messaging consultant with the Let’s Talk Colorado campaign, spoke with Denver 7 about supporting men’s mental health by talking about it, and how ABC’s “A Million Little Things” is a step in the right direction. Click here for the story.

Tri-County Health Department was featured by Colorado Community Media in an article about addiction and mental health. “‘In Douglas County, where the median household income is $109,292…alcohol abuse, including binge drinking, among adults and youth is a paramount concern,’ said John Douglas, director of … Read More

Pinnacol Assurance Director of Safety Services, Jim McMillen, spoke with anchor Nicole Brady at Denver7 on fall prevention. Falls are the most common workplace injury (nearly 8,000 claims last year) and Pinnacol is spreading the word to help protect Coloradans as we head … Read More

Fox 31 interviewed Speak Now! Colorado spokesperson David Arnold of the Colorado Coalition of Campus Drug and Alcohol Educators about the higher rates of daily marijuana use on Colorado campuses, and the need for parents to talk with their college-aged children about substance use. … Read More

Business Insurance recently highlighted Pinnacol Assurance‘s report on injury claims. “Muscle strains were the most common injury recorded among workers in Colorado from 2012 to 2017, according to data released Thursday by Pinnacol Assurance, a large workers compensation insurer in Colorado. Denver-based Pinnacol examined … Read More

Spoke featured South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and their new chairman, Andrew Graham. “‘My goal is always to surround myself with people who are ridiculously smart, and I am humbled by the team that join me on the SMDC Board,” Graham said. … Read More

Pinnacol Assurance featured for winning a 2018 Digital Leadership Award. The Big Data award “is for the individual and company that best exemplifies leadership in big data and related technologies for supporting data and information management related needs.” Click here for the full … Read More

Jessica Triplett, Jennifer O’Connor, Jodi Lockhart and Sharon Liu from the Office of Behavioral Health (Colorado Department of Human Services) were featured on DPS’s EDUCA Radio to talk about how parents can help children make healthy choices regarding substance use by using the information on the Speak Now! Colorado website. … Read More

9News featured Pinnacol Assurancescholarship recipient, Andrea Bonilla. “‘We want to be there for the injured worker’s children who are seeking their educational dreams and goals,” Pinnacol’s Corporate Citizenship Programs Administrator Chris Sautter said. “We want to be there to support them and … Read More

The Journal recently reported on client Pinnacol Assurance awarding scholarships to 97 Colorado students. “The Pinnacol Foundation recently announced it awarded $451,230 in scholarship funds to 97 Colorado students for the 2018-2019 school year. The foundation provides scholarships each year to students with … Read More

The Business Times featured client Pinnacol Assurance ranking among the top insurance companies in the United States “Our policyholders expect that we’ll be there for their employees when they need us. Being named in Ward’s Top 50 is proof that we have the … Read More

FOX31 Denver KDVR interviewed Pinnacol Assurance Foundation Awards Scholar Morgan Crouse about how the Foundation’s scholarship allowed her to pursue a college education and realize her dreams. Click here for more information about the Pinnacol scholarships.

Speak Now Colorado campaign spokesman David Arnold (Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators- CADE) spoke to Mile High Living about how important it is for parents to talk with their college-bound kids about cannabis. Click here for the video.

Speak Now Colorado campaign spokesman David Arnold (Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators- CADE) spoke with 9NEWS (KUSA) Colorado and Company on 9NEWS about how important it is for parents to talk with their college-bound kids about cannabis. Click here for … Read More

Worker’s Compensation News reported on Pinnacol granting over $137,000 to Colorado nonprofits. “Our community giving reflects our more-than-100-year-old commitment to Colorado businesses and their workers,” said Edie Sonn, Pinnacol vice president of public affairs and communications. “We’re proud of the … Read More

Insurance Business Magazine wrote an article highlighting Pinnacol Assurance’s app, Cake. “So, why do small business owners like Cake? It’s partly down to the platform’s human-centered experience. When designing Cake, the team took things right back to the drawing board … Read More

In addition, Every Child Pediatrics was featured in a FOX31 “Day-Of” story. Medical Director Laura Luzietti and the Denver office were interviewed for a story about a new national study linking youth screen use and ADHD. “I don’t think that … Read More

FOX31 recently did a feature with Every Child Pediatrics. “I think it’s a really great to aspect to our program here, that we are able to have our patients have their mental health care needs met, along with their medical … Read More

The Colorado Springs Gazette and 9News recently reported on information from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. In our work with both TobaccoFree303 and Speak Now Colorado campaigns, we rely heavily on the results of this biennial survey to identify opportunities … Read More

Wave 3 News featured Clinic Service and their recent survey for medical practices. “Hospital systems and private equity funds are buying specialty medical practices at an increasing rate,” said Michael Kuehn, Vice President of Operations at Clinic Service. “We want … Read More

FOX31 featured Pinnacol Assurance, interviewing Pinnacol Assurance safety services supervisor John Crawmer about what to look for when hiring a contractor. “We`ve had folks that have fallen off two-story buildings and had fatal consequences,” Crawmer said. He points out it’s … Read More

The Pueblo PULP featured the Speak Now! Colorado Campaign and their guide to help parents to understand the opioid epidemic. “Speak Now’s guide for parents is a start. It breaks down what opioids are, what their medical names are, what … Read More

FOX31 featured the Speak Now! campaign, interviewing Speak Now! Colorado spokesman Kent MacLennan and parent DeEtte Kozlow about the importance of talking with your child’s doctor about prescription painkillers. “It should not be a judgement whether you do or you … Read More

Denver7 featured client Let’s Talk Colorado, as they pushed for open discussion surrounding mental health during Mental Health Month. Health agencies around Colorado are pushing for open talk about mental health and the recognition that we all struggle sometimes. “Sometimes … Read More

FOX31 featured the Speak Now! campaign, interviewing Speak Now! Colorado spokesman Kent MacLennan and parent Michele Conklin about the importance of talking with your child’s doctor about prescription painkillers. “There is no perfect way to talk with your children about … Read More

A blood drive will be held Friday to honor the memory of Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Zackari Parrish as well as those who serve at the Sheriff’s Office and Castle Rock Police Department. The drive will be held at two … Read More

A new website — Speak Now! — offers effective strategies for parents and kids develop a plan to avoid stressful situations and manage peer pressure around the use of drugs and alcohol. According to the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, youth … Read More

“We all have mouths teeming with bacteria and viruses even when we seem well,” notes Denver pediatrician Nancy Broady Lataitis, M.D. “A bad germ might not cause symptoms for another 24 hours, as it incubates. And while you may have … Read More

Big changes to the guidelines for treating strokes means more patients will be eligible for a clot removal procedure. In the past doctors only considered that procedure 6 to 8 hours after the onset of symptoms. Now they will consider … Read More

Surgeon Min Yoo of Porter Hospital told CBS4 there are nearly 100,000 people in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant. However, only 20,000 kidneys were donated in 2017, including those from the deceased. Nearly 6,000 of those donations … Read More

“Any time you have joint ownership of an account, whether that be an investment account, bank account, credit card or loan, you’re ultimately responsible for keeping the account current and you cannot rely on the other person on the account … Read More

Terry Bothern is a firefighter for the Clear Creek Fire Authority and a heavy equipment operator for St. Mary’s Glacier Metropolitan District who has had terrible knee pain for 15 years. “It was excruciating,” Bothern said. The problem was, he … Read More

It is always interesting to hear stories of professionals in the fields of law and medicine, particularly why they chose their careers. It is even more interesting to hear them discuss what motivates them to go to work every day … Read More

“There is no level of education or socioeconomic status or ethnicity or creed or age that is mental illness,” said Anne Mosbach, coordinator of the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative, a 37-member coalition studying ways to address the county’s mental … Read More

When people end their marriages, they often discover that many of their beliefs about divorce and how it can affect their finances are just not correct. Divorce attorneys often must help their clients separate the myths from the realities. The costs … Read More

Jennifer Bishara often meets people on the worst day of their lives. Bishara, a nurse, is the director of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program — or SANE/SAFE — for Littleton Adventist Hospital. She’s liable to be … Read More

Thanks to Littleton and Porter Adventist Hospitals, victims of sexual assault can receive compassionate medical treatment. Both hospitals operate a SANE/SAFE program, which allows victims to receive medical care as well as to have evidence collected should they want to … Read More

If your teenager is offered drugs or alcohol, do you know what they would say? Do they? Experts say it’s important for a parent to establish themselves as a resource, listen and even role play with their children so they … Read More

When couples begin trying to conceive, they usually start paying a lot more attention to the inner workings of their physical bodies. The female body in particular is an awesomely fascinating thing, and learning about the rhythms of our fertility … Read More

Woodka is one of a growing number of women with breast cancer, electing to freeze their eggs. Chemotherapy kills cancer cells, but it can also wipe out a woman’s fertility, too. Now, thanks to advancements in Science, doctors no longer have to … Read More

Nora Earnest couldn’t look at her bedsheets without her stomach turning. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 at age 32, the beginning of a three-year back-and-forth between treatment and relapse. After about nine months of her first round of … Read More

Male factor infertility is an issue for many couples wishing to conceive. With 2 percent of all men exhibiting sperm parameters beyond the ideal, male factor infertility is a subject which deserves serious discussion. Charles from Dreaming of Baby discusses … Read More

A new website — Speak Now! — offers strategies for parents and children to develop a plan to manage peer pressure regarding the use of drugs and alcohol. According to the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, youth who feel they can … Read More

“We hear daily from physicians who are worried about the future of health care in a world of ever-shifting regulation and rhetoric. While there are plenty of people who profit handsomely for providing healthcare services, a large portion of medical … Read More

“Consumers opt for the lower-priced insurance with the high deductible, because they are optimistic they won’t have to use it,” says Andrew Graham, MBA, president and chief executive officer of Clinic Service, a Denver-based healthcare consulting firm. “When the deductible … Read More

It’s a trend we are seeing more and more these days. Career-driven women are waiting until later in life to marry, settle down and start a family. For one in eight women, trying to get pregnant later in life can … Read More

When Jay Martin was 13 years old and living in Nebraska, he answered the family phone to hear a state trooper explain his brother had been in a wreck and he needed to speak with Martin’s parents. Martin’s 19-year-old brother … Read More

Allison and her husband were practically grieving until her big sister stepped up big time. “I just saw what they were going through and knew how devastated and heartbroken they were about everything,” said Andrea Janney, Allison’s sister. “I wanted … Read More

“The genetic testing that we invented actually here at CCRM has only been around about nine years,” said Dr. William Schoolcraft with the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. “Our patients are mainly using this technology to rule out lethal chromosomal errors in … Read More

It can be a crushing diagnosis for a young, healthy woman. Cancer often impacts hopes of motherhood. But thanks to modern fertility medicine and technology, chemotherapy, radiation, and hysterectomies don’t have to spell the end of a growing family. “I … Read More

Sara Stewart spent over a decade taking different medications, and seeing therapists for her depression, all while trying to maintain a facade that she was fine. It wasn’t until she was finally diagnosed as bipolar two, that she got the … Read More

According to Mental Health Colorado, more than a million Coloradans struggle with a mental health condition. Half of them go without treatment. There is a stigma around mental illness. People feel embarrassed and ashamed. Now, a coalition of organizations in … Read More

There’s a campaign underway called “Speak Now” that hopes to keep kids from drinking alcohol or using drugs. The strategy is to simply talk and listen. It can be tough for parents to talk to their kids about substance abuse, … Read More

It’s been ten years since the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine helped to pioneer comprehensive chromosomal screening of embryos. Since then, 3,000 babies have been born to their patients. Megan Decker hopes to join that list. The 35-year-old from Westminster … Read More

I went off birth control and we started trying, but it quickly became clear that I had problem. I wasn’t menstruating, like ever. It’s pretty impossible to conceive a baby when you don’t have a period. But why I wasn’t getting my monthly … Read More

It’s an issue millions of couples face every year: the inability to conceive a child. Such is the case for Army Corporal Tyler Wilson and his fiancé, Crystal. In an effort to help Cpl. Wilson, Dr. William Schoolcraft, founder of … Read More

The combined cost of two common surgeries — knee and hip replacement — is twice as high in northeast Colorado as in Denver and Colorado Springs, according to a new study that puts numbers to the state’s rural health cost … Read More

Rob Mauer has quite a story to tell. He had heart surgery last year, and was able to play golf just a few weeks later. He enjoyed that quick recovery, all thanks to a robot, and Dr Sanjay Tripathi at … Read More

As more American women delay having children – either to avoid the “mommy track” at work or to wait for Mr. Right – they are confronted with a simple fact: Fertility starts to significantly decline around 35. Some women, like … Read More

Bhutan, a snow leopard at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, is a major attraction at the zoo both for his majestic beauty and his playfulness. Researchers at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine think Bhutan — his environment and his diet — … Read More

It used to be that older couples going through IVF fertility treatments would routinely end up with twins or triplets. It was an odds game. If you transferred more embryos, it was believed you’d have a greater chance at pregnancy. … Read More

A new report reveals sharp variations in how much it costs to get a hip or knee replaced in Colorado depending on where you live. The Center for Improving Value in Health Care found prices for those procedures from some commercial insurance … Read More

Overdoses from painkillers like opioids are at an all-time high, and a bad decision — like prescribing oxycodone to an addict — could result in death. There are also consequences for doctors and nurses, who risk losing their medical licenses if patients overdose. … Read More

Dr. Jay Want is the Chief Medical Officer of CIVHC, or the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, and said transparency is coming to the market. A lot of that, he said, can be attributed to the rise of … Read More

The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM), which opened an Edina branch this summer, examined 1,000 IVF cases in which a single embryo was transferred into a woman. Screening embryos and only using those with complete chromosomes — the cellular … Read More

Porter Adventist Hospital traditionally has been the definition of a community hospital, getting most of its patients from a three-mile radius around its south Denver location. But when it comes to orthopedic surgery, it is growing a national reputation. Read … Read More

Your doctor now has a diagnostic code for all your mishaps. In the brave new world of American medicine, there are now about 69,000 ways to classify what ails you, up from a mere 14,000 two months ago. Read more … Read More

“We tried everything,” Levine said. “I had a miscarriage. I had an ectopic pregnancy. I was trying everything and it wasn’t working.” Levin and Landot flew to Lone Tree for a consult with Dr. William Schoolcraft, the founder of the Colorado … Read More

Four youth groups from within the Tri-County Health Department service area of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, including youth from Englewood have helped write, produce and star in a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that educate residents about the harmful effects … Read More

New pacemaker technology that has arrived in Denver is being called a “game changer.” “This is how all pacemakers will be done 10 years from now,” Dr. Sri Sundaram said. Unlike traditional pacemakers, the Nanostim pacemaker is wireless. Read more … Read More